Chili Bean Burgers (veggie Burgers)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onion
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup peeled and grated carrot
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3 cups cooked kidney beans (2 15-oz cans, drained) or 3 cups kidney beans (2 15-oz cans, drained)
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons ketchup or 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• salt & fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 saute onions and garlic in oil for about 5 minutes until the onions begin to soften.
• 2 add carrots, chili powder and cumin. cook on low heat for 5 minutes. set aside.
• 3 mash the beans in a large bowl with a potato masher or the back of a spoon, or run through a food processor.
• 4 add the mustard, soy sauce, ketchup or tomato paste and the sauteed vegetables.
• 5 mix in the oats.
• 6 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 moisten your hands and form the burger mixture into six or so patties.
• 8 oil a nonstick skillet and cook burgers on medium-low heat for 5-8 minutes on each side. put them on a bun and they are good to go with ketchup or whatever sauce you like and toppings (lettuce, tomato, onion, etc.)!